, the only thing standing between us and a deal right now is house republicans' intrance gens on tax cuts for the very rich. larry, what we are seeing is a high stakes poker game, a lot going on. as you say, one side or the other may be bluffing. i think they're bluffing, and eamon, thanks for the report. >>> joining me to comment, "the washington post" columnist matt miller, cnbc contributor and former new hampshire senator judd gregg. town hall.com political director guy benson and catherine manuel ward managing editor for "reason" magazine. look, i'm all for a deal. i want a deal, i want to save the country, do all the right things. why should the republicans sign on to higher tax rates no spending in run and something that matt miller never would have done, democrats want to actually spend more in a bill that's supposed to be about fiscal restraint. why should the gop sign on to that? >> they shouldn't and they won't. this is silly, no the a serious proposal. this is a first proposal where they're going for the moon, republicans should counter saying here's our counter-proposal, let's